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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMACAI 2010-06-17 minutes.pdfDistrict of Maple Ridge and the City of Pitt Meadows MAPLE RIDGE/PITT MEADOWS MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues, held in the Blaney Room at the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Greg Turnbull , Chair Manfred Wuensche, Vice-Chair Councillor Bruce Bell Gillian Small Joylene MacBurnie Kimberly Hoffman Thelma Boudreau Maria Kovacs John Ricketts Lois Rougeau GUEST Chum Richardson STAFF PRESENT Amelia Bowden Shelley Jorde Tracy Camire REGRETS/ABSENT Lisa McMurray Soheila Ghodsieh Danielle Foulds Mike Huber Councillor Al Hogarth John Kanjer Kathy Doull 1. Call to Order and Introductions Community At Large, District of Maple Ridge Ministry of Children and Family Development Council Liaison, City of Pitt Meadows Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living Community at Large, Maple Ridge Community at Large, Maple Ridge Community at Large, Pitt Meadows Community at Large, Pitt Meadows Community at Large, Maple Ridge Ministry of Housing & Social Development Resident, Maple Ridge Recreation Access Coordinator Recreation Manager -Community Connections Committee Clerk Fraser Health, Mental Health and Addictions Community Living BC Community at Large, District of Maple Ridge School Trustee, School District No. 42 Council Liaison, District of Maple Ridge Community at Large, District of Maple Ridge Fraser Health Authority There being a quorum present, the Chair called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 1 of5 Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility Issues June 17, 2010 2. Adoption of the Agenda R10-017 It was moved and seconded That the Agenda dated June 17, 2010 be adopted with the following amendments; • Defer Item 4.1 and 4.2 to a future agenda • Defer Item 5.3 to September agenda CARRIED 3. Minutes of the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility Issues Regular Meeting R10-018 It was moved and seconded That the Minutes of the May 20, 2010 Regular Meeting be adopted as circulated. CARRIED 4. Delegations and Presentations 4.1 Update on Accessible Design Considerations in Pitt Meadows -Dave Bruce, Building Inspector -City of Pitt Meadows -deferred 4.2 SAFER Homes Update -Stephen Cote-Rolvink -District of Maple Ridge -deferred 5. Unfinished & New Business 5.1 BC Disability Games Legacy Fund Update Amelia Bowden provided an update on the BC Disability Games Legacy Funds. Please note that Shelley Jorde and Thelma Boudreau joined the meeting at 5:05 p.m. 5.2 Accessibility Issues at South Bonson and Harris Landing Thelma Boudreau and Amelia Bowden gave a presentation on Accessibility Issues at South Bonson and Harris Landing. Amelia Bowden advised the Committee that the Manager of Parks and Open Spaces confirmed both locations are maintained by Metro Vancouver Parks. Ms. Bowden noted that these concerns have now been passed on to Metro Vancouver and that she will provide another update at the next meeting. Shelley Jorde advised that a staff report will be completed once staff hears back from Metro Vancouver. 5.3 Representation on the Senior's Network Table -defer to September agenda Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 2 of5 Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility Issues June 17, 2010 5.4 Audible Signals discussion with Engineering (action item from last meeting) Amelia Bowden provided an update on the audible signal and noted that the Engineering Department confirmed that the light and the audible signal are in sync. ACTION ITEM: Staff to follow up with the Engineering Department to find out if the audible signals and icon signals can be made to stay on longer. 6. Committee Reports 6.1 Universal Design Guideline for Outdoor Spaces (UDGOS) Inventory Update -defer 6.2 Bus Stop Top 20 Status Amelia Bowden provided an update on the Maple Ridge Accessible Bus Stop Review for 2010 and noted that the Engineering Department is in the process of working on making these stops accessible. Lois Rougeau asked if a copy of the completed work can be forwarded on to Don Thorogood, past Chair. 6.3 Curb Cuts Update John Ricketts provided an update on the Curb Cuts and noted that he met with the sub-committee members regarding the slopes on islands (that enable those in chairs to get onto the island) and it was agreed that the slope should be no greater then 3 degrees. The Committee agreed that they would like to see tactile surfacing at 203rd Street and Telep Avenue. John Ricketts reviewed the improvements being suggested for Dunn Avenue across from the West Coast Express Train Station; including a walkway and curb cut. The Committee discussed the parking lot located at the West Coast Express Dunn Avenue Station as there are no ramps or curb cuts. Amelia Bowden advised that the sub-committee should work throughout the summer to identify the curb cuts and then pass these locations on to the appropriate cities' (either Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows) Engineering Department. Maria Kovacs advised that she would like to see that the tactile surfacing is included at any new locations. Shelley Jorde advised that Thelma Boudreau is the representative for the Seniors Committee and could liaise between both committees. It was also suggested that John Ricketts attend a Seniors Network meeting to make them aware of this project. Councillor Bell advised the Committee that there are a couple of curb cuts that Chum Richardson found that need to be done in the parking lot of the Seniors Centre in Pitt Meadows and these have been forwarded to the Engineering Department in Pitt Meadows. Council Bell also advised that there is a new parking lot being built by the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 3 of 5 Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility Issues June 17, 2010 Pitt Meadows Recreation Centre and asked that staff make contact with Ike de Boar to provide comments on the design. ACTION ITEM: Staff to touch base with Engineering Department to ensure that bollards are put in at 224th and Dewdney Trunk Road on the southeast and southwest Corners .. 6.4 Accessibility Awards -recap of awards ceremony Greg Turnbull provided a review of the Accessibility Awards ceremony. Lois Rougeau noted that it would be a good idea to provide signage to past winners to but in their store windows. Gillian Small would like to see the nomination brochure updated. 7. Roundtable Councillor Bell Councillor Bell noted that the awards were enjoyable and really well done and it can become a really big deal the more involvement and planning you put into it can be quite an event. Look forward to the accessibility awards discussions in the fall. Gillian Small Gillian noted that they have received the largest cuts ever to services and longest waitlist for services. Gillian noted that in adult services there is a freeze on any new money coming in and cuts aren't always a negative thing; makes you look at doing things a new way but it's tough to see families not receiving the help they need. Manfred Wuensche Manfred noted that the biggest cuts are in adult's services for developmental disabilities and the problem with that is every year we get more and more clients and we're not getting more dollars and if your clients require support services and you're new to our area; you're probably looking at least 1 year waiting list unless you have a really massive issue; emergency situation. We haven't had any loses of dollars on the kids side but it's a growing area and we're adding about 50 families every year with no increased dollars and they are on the waitlist. Thelma Boudreau Thelma provided a review from the Strawberry Tea. Maria Kovacs Maria noted that she was very impressed with Translink and their proposal. Amelia Bowden Amelia noted that Translink and Coast Mountain Bus representatives have agreed to put tactile surfacing the east end of the bus loop that connects the bus loop and they will also put signage in on the island along with the 3 bus shelters at the Haney bus loop. Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 4 of 5 Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility issues June 17, 2010 Lois Rougeau Lois noted that the Ministry of Housing & Social Development is struggling with staffing issues as a result of the reductions. Lois also noted that the province has said there is no more money to spend on income assistance. In the near future you'll see that a lot of our work is done regionally. Shelley Jorde Shelley noted that the Recovery Through Recreation and Emotional Wellness Recovery programs Coordinator (Shayna Funk-Larmer) is back to working 20 hours per week. Shelley also noted that the grant from Community Living was approved which allows children with disabilities to participate in our camps. Amelia Bowden Amelia provided a review of the Participation Program, TZU Funding and the John Stark programs along with their criteria. 8. Correspondence 9. Next Meeting -Thursday, September 16, 2010 5:00 p.m., Blaney Room, Maple Ridge Municipal Hall Agenda Deadline: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 10. Adjournment -6:51p.m. Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Committee on Accessibility issues Page 5 of5